# Hester vs hunter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hester
*name · IPA /ˈhɛstɚ/ · frequency rank #23,859*
A female given name from Persian, of 17th century and later usage.

### hunter
*noun · IPA /ˈhʌntə/ · frequency rank #3,817*
One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-hunter